Summary

  • Michael Bisping beats former champion Anderson Silva in the main event at the O2 Arena in London

  • British fighters Brad Pickett and Tom Breese also win on main card

  • Gegard Mousasi scores victory over Thales Leites

  • First live UFC coverage on BBC Three

  • See highlights from the matches and the best post-fight reaction below

  1. Grant beats Vera on pointspublished at 20:37 GMT 27 February 2016

    Dan Hardy
    UFC commentator

    Quote Message

    "We got some good, clean shots landed from Davey Grant but he did most of his best work on the floor. I am excited to see where he goes from here."

  2. Grant beats Vera on pointspublished at 20:37 GMT 27 February 2016

    Another win for England making it three for the night so far. 

    County Durham's Davey Grant wins a unanimous decision over Ecuador's Marlon Vera.

    Dan Hardy was very impressed... 

    Grant beats VeraImage source, Getty Images
  3. The UFC Basicspublished at 20:32 GMT 27 February 2016

    Finding it all bit bewildering? This will help...

  4. Anderson Silva arrives to boospublished at 20:26 GMT 27 February 2016

    The big screen shows the Brazilian legend arrive, prompting a chorus of disapproval inside the O2.

    Expect Bisping's reception when he does his ring walk to be big.

  5. 'Like a World Cup game'published at 20:25 GMT 27 February 2016

    American middleweight Derek Brunson is loving the atmosphere at the O2 Arena!

  6. Get involved - Bisping v Silvapublished at 20:24 GMT 27 February 2016

    #UFConThree

    Craig Wilcox: Bisping will come out all guns blazing and get caught by a Silva counter. The Count to lose in the UK for the first time.

    Tell us what you think will happen in the fight of the night at #UFConThree.

  7. Scott Askham’s ‘world class’ KOpublished at 20:23 GMT 27 February 2016

    And here it is...

  8. Big knockout!published at 20:22 GMT 27 February 2016

    What a moment for Doncaster middleweight Scott Askham. 

    First he catches American Chris Dempsey with a straight left punch and follows up with a thunderous left kick.

    Dempsey is out cold.

  9. 'The time is now'published at 20:21 GMT 27 February 2016

    Bisping v Silva

    Anderson Silva says he is ready for Michael Bisping...

  10. Allen 'dominant and mature'published at 20:15 GMT 27 February 2016

    Praise for Arnold Allen from Irish lightweight Joe Duffy after his win over American Yaotzin Meza...

  11. England off the markpublished at 20:14 GMT 27 February 2016

    That's more like it! 

    Arnold Allen, from Trimley St. Martin, Suffolk, finishes with a late flurry to beat USA's Yaotzin Meza.

    He won it on a unanimous decision from the judges, but if the fight had been seconds longer it would've been a knockout. 

  12. Get involved - Bisping v Silvapublished at 20:10 GMT 27 February 2016

    #UFConThree

    Mark Gibson: I've got Bisping. He'll outwork Silva over the course of the fight and either get the late finish or earn the decision.  

    What do you think? Tweet us at #UFConThree.

  13. Mousasi's unusual preparationpublished at 20:05 GMT 27 February 2016

    Gegard Mousasi fights Thales Leites later and is getting ready for the battle by playing...  backgammon. 

    The perfect preparation for a UFC bout?

  14. UK bears not stormin'published at 20:03 GMT 27 February 2016

    Northern Ireland's 'Stormin' Norman Parke lost in a unanimous decision to Dagestan’s Rustam Khabilov (below).

    In the next prelim, England's Bradley 'Bear' Scott lost similarly to Poland's Krzysztof Jotko.

    It can only get better for the UK fighters from here on in...

    Norman Parke fightImage source, Getty Images
  15. Prelims updatepublished at 20:03 GMT 27 February 2016

    Big heavyweights Jarjis Danho and Daniel Omielanczuk's fight ended in the third round after a low blow to Syrian Danho.

    As it was accidental, they went to the judges' scorecards and Poland's Omielanczuk won a technical decision.

    Co-commentator Dan Hardy's verdict? “Both need better gas tanks if they are going to take a crack at the top 10."

  16. Bisping v Silva - who's going to win?published at 20:02 GMT 27 February 2016

    What do you think? Get involved at #UFConThree.

  17. 'Main event has arrived'published at 20:01 GMT 27 February 2016

    UFC president Dana White is pumped up for the night ahead...

  18. He smells like pie!published at 20:00 GMT 27 February 2016

    OK, so this may not be entirely what happened yesterday at the weigh in...

  19. Pack-man reactspublished at 19:56 GMT 27 February 2016

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